Mascagni: L'amico Fritz

Mascagni: L'amico Fritz

Gianandrea Gavazzeni
2011

Italian composer Mascagni’s reputation rests on just one work, his one-act verismo classic Cavalleria Rusticana. It’s frequently performed as a double bill with Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci (hence the popular epithet “Cav and Pag”). As a result, the remainder of Mascagni’s output, which includes no fewer than 14 operas, has been unjustly overlooked. That said, neither Iris nor L’amico Fritz has entirely disappeared from view, the latter (first staged at Rome’s Teatro Costanzi in October 1891) especially fine. On this 1969 recording with conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Luciano Pavarotti and Mirella Freni make a compelling dramatic duo. Act II’s “Cherry Duet” between Fritz and Suzel is full of the requisite passion, while the orchestral intermezzo preceding Act III is a powerful display of Italian emotion.

Pietro Mascagni
L'amico Fritz
Malvina Major, Luciano Pavarotti, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Vicente Sardinero, Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Laura Didier Gambardella, Luigi Pontiggia, Douglas Robinson
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Vicente Sardinero, Laura Didier Gambardella, Luigi Pontiggia, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Malvina Major, Benito Di Bella, Luciano Pavarotti, Douglas Robinson
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Luciano Pavarotti, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Mirella Freni
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Benito Di Bella, Laura Didier Gambardella, Luciano Pavarotti, Luigi Pontiggia, Vicente Sardinero, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Malvina Major, Douglas Robinson
Vicente Sardinero, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Laura Didier Gambardella, Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Malvina Major, Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Luigi Pontiggia, Benito Di Bella, Douglas Robinson
Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Malvina Major, Vicente Sardinero, Luigi Pontiggia, Laura Didier Gambardella, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Benito Di Bella, Luciano Pavarotti, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Douglas Robinson
Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Laura Didier Gambardella, Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Luigi Pontiggia, Malvina Major, Vicente Sardinero, Benito Di Bella, Douglas Robinson
Malvina Major, Luciano Pavarotti, Vicente Sardinero, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Luigi Pontiggia, Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Laura Didier Gambardella, Douglas Robinson
Laura Didier Gambardella, Luigi Pontiggia, Vicente Sardinero, Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Benito Di Bella, Malvina Major, Douglas Robinson
Vicente Sardinero, Luigi Pontiggia, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Laura Didier Gambardella, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Benito Di Bella, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Luciano Pavarotti
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Malvina Major, Vicente Sardinero, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Laura Didier Gambardella, Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Luigi Pontiggia, Luciano Pavarotti, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Douglas Robinson
Mirella Freni, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Luciano Pavarotti
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Mirella Freni, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Luciano Pavarotti
Benito Di Bella, Malvina Major, Luciano Pavarotti, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Laura Didier Gambardella, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Luigi Pontiggia, Vicente Sardinero, Douglas Robinson
Vicente Sardinero, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Malvina Major, Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Luigi Pontiggia, Laura Didier Gambardella, Douglas Robinson
Mirella Freni, Vicente Sardinero, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Luciano Pavarotti, Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Laura Didier Gambardella, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Malvina Major, Luigi Pontiggia, Vicente Sardinero, Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Douglas Robinson
Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Luigi Pontiggia, Luciano Pavarotti, Vicente Sardinero, Laura Didier Gambardella, Malvina Major, Douglas Robinson
Benito Di Bella, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Luciano Pavarotti, Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Laura Didier Gambardella, Malvina Major, Vicente Sardinero, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Luigi Pontiggia, Douglas Robinson
Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Malvina Major, Laura Didier Gambardella, Vicente Sardinero, Luciano Pavarotti, Luigi Pontiggia, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Douglas Robinson
Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Luigi Pontiggia, Malvina Major, Vicente Sardinero, Laura Didier Gambardella, Luciano Pavarotti, Douglas Robinson
Luciano Pavarotti, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Vicente Sardinero, Laura Didier Gambardella, Luciano Pavarotti, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Luigi Pontiggia, Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Malvina Major, Douglas Robinson
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Laura Didier Gambardella, Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Vicente Sardinero, Luigi Pontiggia, Luciano Pavarotti, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Malvina Major, Douglas Robinson
Benito Di Bella, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Luigi Pontiggia, Malvina Major, Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Luciano Pavarotti, Laura Didier Gambardella, Vicente Sardinero
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Vicente Sardinero, Luciano Pavarotti
Luigi Pontiggia, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Laura Didier Gambardella, Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Luciano Pavarotti, Malvina Major, Vicente Sardinero, Douglas Robinson
Luciano Pavarotti, Mirella Freni, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Mirella Freni, Douglas Robinson, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Luigi Pontiggia, Vicente Sardinero, Luciano Pavarotti, Malvina Major, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Laura Didier Gambardella, Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Luciano Pavarotti, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Mirella Freni, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Vicente Sardinero, Luigi Pontiggia, Luciano Pavarotti, Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Laura Didier Gambardella, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Malvina Major, Douglas Robinson
Luigi Pontiggia, Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Vicente Sardinero, Laura Didier Gambardella, Malvina Major, Luciano Pavarotti, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Benito Di Bella, Douglas Robinson

June 13, 2011 33 tracks, 1 hour 32 minutes ℗ 1969 the copyright in this sound recording is owned by EMI Records Ltd. Digital remastering 2000 by EMI Records Ltd.

RECORD LABEL

Warner Classics